PhD IN NEURAL AND COGNITIVE SCIENCES LAST REVISED 27/06/2014 NOTE: This attachment provides only partial information. Exhaustive information, including how to register for the selection, is published in the Admission Announcement posted in the web page http://www2.units.it/dott/en/ >> Admission Announcement. Deadline for online application 21 August 2014 11:30 a.m. (ITALIAN TIME) Deadline for paying the exam registration (application) fee Deadline for submitting qualifications and publications plus the form Integration to the Application Deadline for completion of the degree required for admission 21 August 2014 28 August 2014 11:30 a.m. (ITALIAN TIME) 31 October 2014 Oral examination/interview 09 September 2014 09:00 a.m. (ITALIAN TIME) Documents required (for further details see below Weighting of the qualifications ) 1. Form Integration to the application ; 2. Research project: a research project in English is also required. The Research Project form must be downloaded from htttp://www.units.it >> Ricerca >> Research Doctorate >> Admission Announcement >> Application Forms and filled. The candidate will be considered eligible for the oral examination only if she/he has duly filled and submitted the Research project form. 3. The following documents: a. detailed curriculum vitae et studiorum, with a special focus on pre-phd activities, including a list of exams taken and marks obtained and the degree score (unless they are undergraduates) b. full text or abstract of the degree thesis c. articles published in extenso on journals with IF and presentations to Italian and international conferences
Lines of research Administrative location Organizing Department Duration Maximum number of months to be spent abroad by each PhD student Official language Language (alternative to Italian) partially used in PhD activities IN BRIEF 1 Neurobiology, neurogenesis, and cellular neurophysiology 2 Clinical neurosciences 3 Perception, action and attention 4 Memory, language, and executive control 5 Thinking, judgment and decision making 6 Typical and atypical development 7 Personality and social psychology 8 Sport psychology University of Trieste Department of Life Sciences 3 years 6 Italian English (seminar, journal club, scientific reporting) Subject Area Macro Research Fields Scientific Disciplinary Sector Do European Research Council ERC Panels Erasmus Subject Area Codes 11b others 05 11/E others 05/D, 05/I others others others M-PSI/01 BIO/09; M-PSI/02, M-PSI/05, M-PSI/03, M-PSI/04, M-PSI/08; BIO/18 SH LS SH4 LS5, LS2 14.4 others 12.2, 12.7, 13.1 Information on the codes can be found online at: http://www2.units.it/dott/en/?file=dottbandi.inc >> Admission Announcement and relative attachments ( ) >> Labelling (file.xls)
PLACES, SCHOLARSHIPS, RESEARCH GRANTS AVAILABLE Total number of places available (excluding R/2 R/3 see below) 5 without scholarship 1 with scholarship Scholarships/Research grants available with indication of the code, total number and funding body Reserved places with scholarships/research grants available for graduates at universities abroad [R/1] with indication of the code, total number and funding body 4 N.B.: Candidates who accept an earmarked scholarship are committed to the pre-assigned topic. MD/1 1 University of Trieste + Department of Life Sciences funded by IRCCS Burlo Garofolo Trieste (Project title The genetics of dyslexia: from phenotype characterization to possible candidate genes ) MD/2 1 University of Trieste + Department of Life Sciences funded by Auxilia Onlus (Project title On violence of underdevelopment: psychological dynamics and resource management in the Southern Hemisphere ) D/3 1 Department of Life Sciences funded by Dep. of Medicine, Surgery and Health Sciences and Dep. of Life Sciences (Project title Analysis of factors affecting therapeutic compliance in patients with complex chronic cardiovascular pathology and evaluation of multidisciplinary intervention aimed at promoting self management and health enhancement ) M/4 1 University of Trieste R/1 0 -- Reserved places with no PhD scholarship provided PhD students from foreign universities may be admitted with a joint supervision of their thesis Erasmus Mundus PhD students from foreign universities may be admitted on a joint supervision of their thesis Erasmus Mundus PhD students from foreign universities may be admitted on international mobility programmes R/2 0 Scholarships funded by foreign Countries R/3 0 Scholarships funded by international mobility programmes Yes Yes Yes
Academic qualification required: see Announcement: see Announcement (art. 2 - Requirements) Deadline for completion of the Degree required for admission Assessment criteria Maximum final score (the final score is based on the sum total of marks obtained in the interview plus the points given for qualifications and publications) Minimum final score required for eligibility THE SELECTION PROCEDURE Italian Master s Degree Laurea Specialistica/Magistrale or Degree awarded prior to approval of Ministerial Decree D.M. n. 509 of 3 November 1999, updated with D.M. n. 270 of 22 October 2004, n. 270, (or a qualification corresponding to a Master s -second level- degree) An equivalent foreign academic qualification awarded abroad An academic qualification awarded abroad which is considered to be equivalent to the Italian degree that allows the holder to undertake PhD studies for duration, level and area of study 31 October 2014 qualifications + oral examination/interview. The interview will focus on the research project submitted, and on a test of English. If the candidate has chosen a scholarship target to a pre assigned topic, s/he will be examined on the specific competencies needed. 100/100 50/100 Maximum score awarded for qualifications+publications 40/40 Minimum score required for qualifications+publications Weighting of the qualifications Unless the form Integration to application is presented, qualifications and publications cannot be assessed by the Examining Board. The form is available at: http://www2.units.it/dott/en/?file=d ottbandi.inc&cod=1010 a detailed curriculum vitae et studiorum, with a special focus on pre- PhD activities including a list of exams taken and marks obtained 0/40 13/40 b full text or abstract of the degree thesis 10/40 c articles published in extenso on journals with IF and presentations to Italian and international conferences 7/40 d degree grade If the degree score is not out of 110 it will be converted. Undergraduates will be assigned a score out of 110 based on the average of their exams (provided they submit an official transcript) Oral examination/interview score out of maximum score Oral examination/interview score out of minimum score 0/60 Deadline for submitting qualifications and publications Qualifications and publications shall be submitted: (art. 5.1.4 of the PhD Announcement) 28 August 2014 10/40 60/60 - as an attachment to the online admission application (upload), deadline 11:30 am Italian time only for publications that are voluminous or not available in electronic format, as long as they are listed in the form Integration to application (digital format preferable):
- by email to Department of Life Sciences (didattica.dsv@units.it ), - by post (paper version) to Department of Life Sciences, via Valerio 12/2, building H3 (1. floor), Trieste, - in person to Department of Life Sciences from Mondays to Fridays from 10:30 to 12:30 a.m. Subject of the email/label on the package: "Admission examination to the PhD in NeSC-XXX ciclo" Oral examination/interview 09 September 2014 at 09:00 am (ITALIAN TIME), University of Trieste Department of Life Sciences W building ( palazzina W ) San Giovanni Campus meeting room ("Aula riunioni ) 2. floor TRIESTE Language(s) of the interview Language(s) tested in the oral examination/interview CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) Videoconference interview Italian or English. Only English for non Italian candidates English A2 Upon request from the candidate, the interview may be carried out through videoconference, with the same schedule (check 6.2 Admission Announcement)
Chair Vice Web site Learning outcomes Job placement opportunities WHO S WHO Prof. Walter Gerbino - Department of Life Sciences - University of Trieste phone N. 040/558.8868, fax 040/ 558.4220, e-mail: gerbino@units.it dott. Paolo Bernardis - Department of Life Sciences - University of Trieste phone N. 040/558.8872, fax 040/558.4220, e-mail: paolobernardis@units.it Under construction The PhD program in Neural and Cognitive Sciences (NCS) provides advanced research training focused on the interdisciplinary study of the nervous system, the mind/brain system, cognition, and on applications in clinical, ergonomic, and sport contexts. Students develop competencies relevant for becoming creative researchers in at least one of the following areas: cellular neurophysiology; neurogenesis; clinical neuroscience; psycholinguistics; perception, action and attention; memory and executive control; thinking, judgment, and decision making; sport psychology; typical and atypical development; personality and social psychology. The PhD student enrolled in the NCS course will be able to formulate an independent project; to coordinate data collection integrating methods of biological and psychological sciences; to evaluate results; to propose technological innovations for clinical and rehabilitation purposes; to operate in multidisciplinary teams in public and private institutions. Taking into account the students background, the PhD faculty defines individual programs, including a component focused on interdisciplinary knowledge and a component on specific advanced research abilities. Formal learning opportunities will include: lectures, journal club; seminars; scientific reporting; stages in foreign institutions; participations in national and international meetings; summer schools for young researchers. PhDs in NCS will take on qualified jobs that require: - specific and high-level knowledge in neurobiology, psychology, and related disciplines, to be employed in public and private research centres and institutes, industries and clinics; - skills for developing technology and experimental methodologies relevant for neural and cognitive sciences, with applications to basic, pharmacological, and clinical research, to cognitive ergonomics, to the improvement of sport performance, to rehabilitation; - skills for promoting the public understanding of neural and cognitive sciences and communicating their theoretical and experimental achievements, as well as the relevance of their applications. 1 Donders Institute, Radboud Universiteit (Olanda), prof. Rob van Lier 2 Experimental Psychology Unit, KU Leuven (Belgio), prof. Johan Wagemans Main cooperating international Universities and Research Institutions 3 CRICM - CNRS UMR 7225 - Inserm UMR_S 975 - Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Parigi (Francia), Team Cognition, Neuroimaging and Brain Diseases, prof. Gianfranco Dalla Barba (TP a UniTs) 4 University College of London (UK), prof. Michael Tomas 5 University of British Columbia (Canada), prof. Linda Siegel